I am now pleased to confirm that YouTube will be speaking at the Conference which takes place on the 28th September in London. Details of the conference programme can be found here.

Both Mobile and Video are starting to become an important extra marketing channel for companies to promote their jobs and brands and we have some excellent examples during the Conference of how they are being successfully used today.

Full details can be found at the Conference web site, with a saving of £100 if you book by the 27th August.

March 23, 2010

With the Social Media In Recruitment Conference only four weeks away I am publishing some Speaker Preview Interviews in advance of the Conference so that people can see who is speaking and what they will be talking about.

Elkie was a delegate at the first Conference in July 2009 and I have invited her back to talk about how social media has impacted her business since attending (and implementing) her first conference.

If you are wondering whether Social Media could work in your recruitment
business then Elkie has some great information to share in this
interview, and lots more information to share at the Conference on the
22nd April 2010.

I caught up with Lucian and asked him to explain what he would be covering at the Conference, including details of any case studies he will be presenting.

A week after the video was recorded it was announced (3rd March 2010) that Lucian had been named among the Young Global Leaders for 2010 by the World Economic Forum. At the age of 26, he is the youngest Young Global Leader in Europe. Congratulations to Lucian!

February 17, 2010

While I was away speaking at the first Online Recruitment Conference in South Africa last week (I will post more details about the Conference next week) the REC issued a Research Report about the use of Social Media In Recruitment to its members.

I am fortunate to be speaking at Kris's Conference which I am really looking forward to. So, it looks like I am off to South Africa in World Cup year, just a shame that the football starts four months after I get back!

November 18, 2009

I am pleased to announce that both Google and LinkedIn will be speaking at our second Social Media In Recruitment Conference in London on the 22nd April 2010.

The interest in the use of social media is still growing and the conference will once again have a range of expert speakers to help recruiters get the most from using social media in recruitment.

The main subject areas for the conference are as follows:

Strategies for using LinkedIn as part of your online recruitment plans.

Insights from Google to help you recruit using social media.

How to maximise the use of Facebook pages as a recruitment tool for your company.

Key strategies for using Twitter effectively in recruitment, including the use of automated tools.

How online communities can play a part in your social media recruiting strategies.

The legal issues surrounding social media and employment.

Social media strategies for Generation Y job seekers.

Success Stories

There will also be contributions from delegates who attended the July 2009 Conference. They will share what social media strategies they have implemented since attending the first Social Media in Recruitment Conference.

October 27, 2009

I am pleased to announce that the UK’s second Social Media In Recruitment Conference will take place on Thursday 22nd April 2010 at the British Library in London.

Having organised the UK’s first ever Social Media in Recruitment Conference in July 2009 I am looking forward to helping Corporate Recruiters, Recruitment Agencies, Recruitment Advertising Agencies, Job Boards and Recruitment Industry suppliers get the most from the use of Social Media in Recruitment.

There were over 150 people at the first Conference which was a clear indication in the interest in Social Media. Next years conference will be held some nine months after the first one which means that there will be plenty of new things to talk about and discuss. In addition to the speaker slots (including case studies) we will also be having an interactive discussion panel and a chance for delegates to share their Social Media success stories.

2009 Conference Feedback

Some of the positive feedback from the July 2009 conference included:

“Extremely worthwhile, well delivered, relevant and beneficial”“Good, thought provoking content”“Well organised and great speakers, very informative”“Very interesting – heard some great things to take back to my company”“Excellent – ideal for my new business and great ROI”

2010 Conference Programme

The full conference programme, which will again feature an excellent range of speakers covering all areas of Social Media, will be published in the next few weeks on the 2010 Social Media In Recruitment Conference web site. Whether you are already using Social Media in recruitment, or are looking at ways to introduce Social Media into your organisation, there will be plenty of information and strategies shared at the Conference.

April 30, 2008

With so many different Web 2.0 products, services and applications out there on the Internet things can get very confusing? Every day there seems to be a new service to improve your online experience!

I came across a site yesterday that takes a look at a lot of the popular applications like RSS, Wikis, Social Networking, Podcasting and Social Bookmarking and they have done a great job in explaining how they all work via a series of short videos.

So if you have ever wondered how all the above applications work, or why you would want to use them, these videos are very useful.

Mike Taylor has a background in Online Recruitment and Online Marketing.
Mike runs Web-Based-Recruitment.com, an online recruitment consultancy offering advice to companies on how to use the Internet to recruit new employees.
Prior to starting Web-Based-Recruitment.com Mike worked in HR and Recruitment for IBM and Nokia. Whilst at Nokia Mike was responsible for their Online Recruitment Strategy, as well as being a member of Nokia's Global Advisory Board on Internet Recruitment.
http://www.web-based-recruitment.com